[gonzo41]

What the actual F. That is just insane. Brexit has been such a rolling disaster. It's constantly reminds me why compulsory voting in Australia is the best thing since sliced bread. It's just insane what the British have decided to do to themselves.

[Ylpertnodi]

>It's constantly reminds me why compulsory voting in Australia is the best thing since sliced bread.

How about letting people decide if they wish, or not, to partake in a system that is rigged on either side? A choice of 'either pile of shit', is not necessarily a choice that is acceptable to those that would prefer their bread without.

I am horribly anti-brexit, it has caused me and so many I know so much grief. I hate everything about it, but you can take your 'actual F' and F yourself if you would like to force me to vote.

[gonzo41]

You're forced to follow all the other many, many, many rules in Britain. Yet you think you're being denied a freedom by the possibility of being required to participate in a process that results in changes to the laws that you obey. Making a choice between two bad options is pretty much the whole of life.

You have been tricked into thinking that abstaining is a choice your making, and not an outcom that you've been led into by a society that's letting you down and exploiting your grievances.

When everyone votes, the candidates have to generally be more competitive. More balanced and less extreme.

Anyway, good luck with Brexit and the journey to the center of last century.

[sebazzz]

> compulsory voting

No. If you don't vote and you country gets destroyed by the politicians you don't get to complain - I agree on that part.

However, if you are required to vote, also people will vote which don't inform themselves very well. Populists will take their votes happily, and populists are often not an improvement for the state of a country.